TripAdvisor Reviews Seahawk Inn & Villas Atlantic Beach

Travel Blogs from Atlantic Beach

... without a hitch. Coffee and hot food soon appears as we ride the tide toward Bogue Inlet. Of course, on the other side of the inlet the tide will be on our nose but there's nothing to do but go forward and hope we'll make up time during slack water. Jim Nixon posted us earlier that he'd be crossing paths with us on a delivery aboard a Kadey Krogen 42 and to keep an eye out for him. There was virtually no traffic on the ICW and we soon see a Krogen approaching. ...

... through the bridge. Some mild panic resulted as the various boats scrambled to stay out of the way. Further along the southbound boats simply moved aside until the barge passed while others asked the tug captain what their move to avoid him should be. The captain's response was usually something along the line of "stay out from in front of me" and "just don't run into me," both of which seemed pretty obvious.

... a few going into the forest and this area was known for bear hunting. I don’t know what I am supposed to be more scared of, the bears or the hunters. Anyway we didn’t end up spotting either and the hike was quiet. Well sort of quiet. The National Forest was right on the edge of an army air base so there were jets taking off every few minutes. At one point in the hike we were right under where they take off so it was very loud and very cool ...

... bed. While I was waiting for Sandy to get out of the shower, I saw an orange light in the direction of Emerald Isle. As it rose in the sky, I realized that it was the moon rising in a brilliant orange color. Walking back to our campsite, the moon and its reflection on the water made for a beautiful sight. And a good breeze behind the dunes kept the bugs away for the night and thankfully, we didn’t wake to a million bug bites. ...

... with “great job” and a scattering of grammatical fixes. It has been officially submitted with our names on it as contributors. “Add this to your resume, ‘Prepared comment letter to the NC Division of Water Quality’” Ana suggested. Project #1: SUCCESS! It was a good first week.

See HERE for our intern bios and more information on the North Carolina Coastal Federation Coastal Advocacy ...